Monday, December 30, 2013

There's an amazing new sketch up and running today over at Cardabilities, #90! There's room for lots of layered goodness...just the way I like it!

I included some fabulous Metallic Silver Flat Sequins andSilver Stars from Pretty Pink Posh on my card! If you haven't checked out Paulina's new store....you must head over and see all of her beautiful bling! I also layered up some yummy coral, mint, and gray Heidi Swapp papers with Verve Stamps! The lovely sentiment and chevron edged heart are from the Chevron Love stamp set and paired up with some coordinating dies, Jotted Heart and Wavy Hearts Die Set.

Monday, December 23, 2013

Happy Monday, sweet friends! It's two days until Christmas and it has me thinking of all the blogging folks out there preparing for the holiday season, whether it be Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, or Christmas! This card is for you! Happy Holidays!

I inked up the LJD Snowflake Splendor stars in Pink Raspberry distress ink, die cut the stars with the coordinating LJD Snowflake Splendor Dienamics, and offset them onto my card front of a few layers of yummy Carta Bella Wildflower papers! To create movement, I added a few curls of black hemp cord and a sprinkling of sequins!

Saturday, December 21, 2013

Good morning! Let's Chill is the PERFECT sentiment for me today! Why?! Well....because it is my first day of winter break! YAY! I have even more fun news, too! Top Dog Dies invited me to work with their FAB-U-LOUS dies...this girl LOVES dies!

Here's a little bit about this awesome new die company!

Top Dog Dies is a new online store that offers their own brand of wafer-thin and steel-rule dies, along with dies form brands you already know and trust, including My Favorite Things, Sizzix, Savvy Stamps and Cherry Lynn Designs. Top Dog Dies is also the leading U.S. retailer for Tattered Lace, a new line of intricate dies designed by U.< designer, Stephanie Weightman.

Check out this AMAZING giveaway! Click here... http://www.topdogdies.com/guest-designer-giveaway and simply register on the page to be eligible for the giveaway...but, get extra entries by both commenting on my blog post and following Top Dog Dies Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter and Instagram accounts.

Kate, owner of i {heart} papers suggested an idea to Kim Hughes to create stamps and dies to support our rescued furry friends. They worked together to create some really fun dog rescue products! A portion of the sales will be donated to Home for Good - http://www.homeforgooddogs.org. Kim asked us to share these fun products with you, through our projects.

To add extra fun to our blog hop...we are offering up a prize!

Two winners will be chosen at RANDOM from any of the design team blogs.

The prize - A Lucky Dog stamp set, Paws for a Cause stamp set and Dog Icons dies.

Just leave a comment on any of the design team blogs listed for your chance to win! Leaving a comment on the all of the blogs increases your chances of winning!)

You have until midnight MT on Wednesday, December 18th to leave a comment.

There will be a new Color Challenge posted on the Reverse Confetti blog on the 16th of each month.

The color link list will be open from the 16th until noon CST on the 29th. The color challenge will be posted in the sidebar and you will be able to click on it to get to that month’s challenge post with the link list during this time.

Just like the Sketch For You To Try, we are allowing “anything goes” until the end of the year. Note, that we will be adding the Reverse Confetti stamps only in January.

You may enter as many times as you wish.

There will be a winner each month and that person will receive a $20 gift certificate to the Reverse Confetti store and claim the title of ‘Fetti Fave. The winner of Color Challenge will be posted on the Reverse Confetti blog on the 30th of each month.

As Christmas approaches, I find myself feeling blessed with so much...family, friends, health, happiness...all the simple things seem the most precious this time of year! For my card, I inked up Count Your Rainbows and tried a spin on the words and numbers to show my gratitude of the my blessings!

My dear daughter, Hannah, chose to create a Star Parol from the Phillipines for a Christmas Around the World project to present to her third grade class this week. After much searching for a kid-friendly approach for the project, I stumbled up on an idea using straws instead of balsam wood from Handmade Creations! Read more about the beautiful significance of this special lantern here...The History of Parol Christmas Lanterns!

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